Table 6 Excess cost per patient in € (2018) of direct healthcare costs disaggregated by age group and diagnostic group

Any mental disorder

(N = 96,671)

1–12

287

702

415

 < 0.001

13–18

269

675

406

 < 0.001

19–24

255

648

393

 < 0.001

25–30

293

751

457

 < 0.001

Substance use

(N = 19,507)

1–12

364

1.222

858

 < 0.001

13–18

326

1.130

804

 < 0.001

19–24

270

955

685

 < 0.001

25–30

280

1.004

724

 < 0.001

Anxiety

(N = 40,523)

1–12

276

745

469

 < 0.001

13–18

306

848

543

 < 0.001

19–24

269

747

478

 < 0.001

25–30

301

847

546

 < 0.001

Mood disorders

(N = 8613)

1–12

251

1.492

1.240

 < 0.001

13–18

332

2.036

1.705

 < 0.001

19–24

277

1.726

1.450

 < 0.001

25–30

308

1.940

1.632

 < 0.001

Psychosis and personality disorders

(N = 5.745)

1–12

247

1.869

1.623

 < 0.001

13–18

296

2.324

2.028

 < 0.001

19–24

289

2.306

2.017

 < 0.001

25–30

306

2.472

2.166

 < 0.001

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

(N = 16,986)

1–12

281

671

390

 < 0.001

13–18

253

623

370

 < 0.001

19–24

227

571

345

 < 0.001

25–30

257

659

403

 < 0.001

Conduct disorder

(N = 26,415)

1–12

262

716

454

 < 0.001

13–18

270

755

485

 < 0.001

19–24

267

757

490

 < 0.001

25–30

332

947

616

 < 0.001

Eating disorder

(N = 4629)

1–12

272

918

646

 < 0.001

13–18

331

1.137

806

 < 0.001

19–24

267

920

653

 < 0.001

25–30

337

1.164

827

 < 0.001

Self-harm

(N = 664)

1–12

163

2.058

1.895

 < 0.001

13–18

378

5.040

4.661

 < 0.001

19–24

255

3.429

3.175

 < 0.001

25–30

366

5.027

4.661

 < 0.001

2 or more diagnoses

(N = 19,567)

1–12

281

1.253

972

 < 0.001

13–18

303

1.397

1.094

 < 0.001

19–24

262

1.228

966

 < 0.001

25–30

293

1.388

1.096

 < 0.001